Brunson isn't ready to reflect on what he's done for New York just yet.
New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson has the franchise somewhere it hasn't been in 27 years.
The 29-year-old led New York to a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night, sending the team to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.
Brunson was the unanimous Eastern Conference Finals MVP after the 130-93 Game 4 blowout, but when somebody asked him to reflect on what he's accomplished, he brushed it off.
"It's something I haven't really put into perspective and thought about because we're still writing our story," Brunson said after the game.
Brunson has been like this since he got to New York.
He signed a four-year, $104 million deal in the summer of 2022 when a lot of people around the league didn't think a 6-foot-2 guard could carry a franchise.
Last postseason ended when the Indiana Pacers knocked them out in the Eastern Conference Finals.
This time around, the Knicks have reached the conference finals again and sit four wins from a title.
A Playoff Run for the Ages
New York went 53-29 during the regular season under first-year head coach Mike Brown, grabbing the third seed in the East.
Brunson ran the offense all year, putting up 26.0 points and 6.8 assists per game on 46.7 percent shooting across 74 games.
He got his third straight All-Star nod and should land on an All-NBA team again.
Then the playoffs started and he went to another gear.
The Knicks fell behind 2-1 against the Atlanta Hawks in round one before ripping off 11 straight wins to get here, sweeping both the Philadelphia 76ers and Cavaliers along the way.
Brunson put up 25.5 points and 7.8 assists against Cleveland on 48.7 percent shooting, and his 38-point Game 1 when the Knicks came back from 22 down in the fourth quarter might be the defining performance of this whole playoff run.
He scored 15 of those points in the fourth quarter alone, hunting James Harden on switches down the stretch.
Karl-Anthony Towns has been right there with him too, going for 20.1 points and 11.9 rebounds per game during the regular season while giving the Knicks the size and physicality they've needed on both ends.
Where He Stands Among Knicks Greats
People are starting to talk about where Brunson fits among the greatest players in Knicks history, and it's a fair question at this point.
Walt Frazier came out after the sweep and called him the new face of the franchise, while head coach Mike Brown compared Brunson's work ethic to Stephen Curry and Tim Duncan.
Nobody wearing a Knicks uniform has taken the team this far since Patrick Ewing in 1999.
ESPN also pointed out that only Isiah Thomas and Steph Curry have led a championship team as the clear best player at 6-foot-2 or shorter.
If Brunson wins it all, he's in a completely different conversation in Knicks history.
